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Woody Freeman

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Freeman is the son of Elwood A. Freeman (born 1918) and Mildred Hout Freeman (born 1919), who divorced. In 1962, the senior Freeman married the former Elaine E. Stanfield (born 1920).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.gscca.net/Brides-A27-B1.htm|title=Craighead County, Arkansas, Marriages, 1960-1964|publisher=gscca.net|accessdate=December 26, 2009}}</ref> Woody Freeman is married to the former Lynda Brown (born 1947).<ref>Internet site: People Search and Background Check</ref>
==Political careeractivities==
Prior to the gubernatorial bid, Freeman served for eight years on the nonpartisan Jonesboro School Board and was the president of the board from 1978 to 1981. Freeman was appointed by Republican Governor [[Frank D. White]] to the Arkansas Board of Higher Education in 1981 and served until he resigned to run for governor.<ref name=schools>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edweek.org/login.html?source=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1984/11/14/05240010.h04.html&destination=http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/1984/11/14/05240010.h04.html&levelId=2100|title=Tom Mirga, "Governorships Are Won by 'Education' Candidates; 4 State Chiefs Re-Elected, November 14, 1984|publisher=Edweek.org|accessdate=December 27, 2009}}</ref> He won the Republican nomination over Erwin Davis, a [[lawyer]] from [[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/02/us/campaign-notes-clinton-of-arkansas-trying-again-for-2d-term.html|title=Campaign Notes: Clinton of Arkansas Trying Again|date=April 2, 1984|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|accessdate=December 26, 2009}}</ref> A political writer described both Freeman and Davis as "articulate and attractive young men who vigorously sought the nomination."<ref name="blair">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YqMWIA8ukUMC&pg=PA97&lpg=PA97&dq=Woody+Freeman+(AR)&source=bl&ots=LDT33hiJa4&sig=JyvI0UX8QbNEveNBwwX9dk1K_3c&hl=en&ei=Wo81S8bhBoiWtgfHlvT9CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CAwQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=&f=false|author=Diane D. Blair|title=''Arkansas Politics and Government: Do the People Rule?''|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=December 26, 2009}}</ref> Freeman received 13,030 votes (68.4 percent) to Davis' 6,010 (31.6 percent) in a low-turnout primary.<ref name=campaigns>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28260|title=Our Campaigns: AR Governor|publisher=Ourcampaigns.com|accessdate=December 26, 2009}}</ref>​
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